Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 Access Restriction access control

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A certain Red Hat patch for tog-pegasus in OpenGroup Pegasus 2.7.0 does not properly configure the PAM tty name, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and send requests to OpenPegasus WBEM services.

The bug was discovered 11/25/2008. The weakness was released 11/25/2008 with Red Hat (Website). The advisory is shared for download at admin.fedoraproject.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-4313 since 09/29/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67770 (Oracle Linux 5 : tog-pegasus (ELSA-2008-1001)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117226 (CentOS Security Update for tog (CESA-2008:1001)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46829) and Tenable (67770). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 45217.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 67770
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : tog-pegasus (ELSA-2008-1001)
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OpenVAS ID: 870015
OpenVAS Name: Rhino Software Serv-U SITE SET Command Denial Of Service vulnerability
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Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: admin.fedoraproject.org
Organization: Red Hat
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CVE: CVE-2008-4313 (🔍)
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X-Force: 46829
SecurityTracker: 1021283
Vulnerability Center: 20080 - OpenGroup Pegasus WBEM services 2.7.0 on RHEL 5 Bypass Restrictions Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 32460 - 'tog-pegasus' Package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 32862 - Red Hat update for tog-pegasus, Less Critical
OSVDB: 50277 - OpenPegasus WBEM Services (tog-pegasus) on Red Hat Linux Access Control Reversion Weakness

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/21/2019 10:09
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (86), 08/21/2019 10:09 (3)
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